Andrew Dawson

Love my family, Pittsburgh sports and build software during the day at Helion Health.

[Mars Area Athletic Department @MASDFP]

ELITE

[Pittsburgh Youth Basketball League @PYBL412]

5B: Mars 37 I North Allegheny 9

Trey "The Slay" Raishart scored more for Mars in this game with 10 points than North Allegheny scored as a team!

What. A. Game!!

[Pittsburgh Youth Basketball League @PYBL412]

5B: Mars White 21 I Freeport 16

Gabe "And Dazs" Hagen hit a 3-point shot late in the game to give his team the edge!

Shoot your shot young fella!

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@EmmaBostian As both an engineer and a leader saying and hearing, “do what you need to do” and knowing it will be an immediate response has been better than any celebration to and for me.

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

Hey @mipsytipsy, finally got a chance to watch your presentation on compliance standards and modern dev practices and appreciate how you communicated the truths about how they can fit. Thanks to @ISobiWan for the heads up https://t.co/p6AFV4HByg.

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@DrewTheDev1 Love you buddy, but my reaction is a bit different. 💯my solutions aren’t as uniquely genius as I like to think. But the value I bring deviates. I get what you assert, but the greatest value I bring is my experience navigating this stuff to create real business value.

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@rj_dudley @feslerj Let’s do that

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@rj_dudley @feslerj FHIR has big potential, but can only achieve it through standard codification across systems enabled through effective SDLC governance. The spec is good, but doesn't move the bar without efficient governance - the true opportunity in healthcare software development.

[Cory House @housecor]

Habit: When I open a PR, I review the diff myself first.

I ask:
Is this change well tested?

Are docs necessary?

Any hacks I need to resolve?

Any follow-up tickets I should open?

Do I need to add comments or improve my naming?

Should I split this PR to make it more focused?

[AP @_alexandrius]

TIL you can de-obfuscate code with ChatGPT
#chatgpt #ai

[Cory House @housecor]

I'm writing my "Effective Automated Testing" talk for @codemash today.

(Sandusky, OH in 10 days, tickets available)

Here are my favorite slides so far.

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@DrewTheDev1 Figured as much

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@DrewTheDev1 I can't see the code snippet, but your tweets scream to me just use an exponential backoff. Knowing you, it's probably nowhere near that simple ...

[Gabrielle Bufrem @gbufremsays]

the best ideas i ever shipped came from engineers on my team. an engineer's job is NOT only to code. they are incredible problem solvers and are ridiculously creative.

they understand the tech, know what is possible, and will be building it.

involve them early and often!

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@DrewTheDev1 Isn’t that a good thing? It works and accomplished what you needed and you’ve grown since then learning lessons which can be applied back. I get the feeling, but focus on all the positives which lead to it.

[codemash @codemash]

Please let us know which you would prefer. If no response, then we will assume that you want the partial refund that takes 3 days.

[Steelers Youth Football @SteelersYouthFB]

Huge thanks to Mars football players for joining us for today’s coin toss! #PlayFootball🏈

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

I personally think that the idea that _everything_ you do must be on a backlog is ridiculous. That attitude turns the backlog into a tool for control and micromanagement. It's the opposite of agility. →

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@csharpfritz That stinks. There are often lines out here waiting for the boxes to be unloaded from the trucks from what I hear but I used to be lucky and find it some times.

[Andrew Dawson @AndrewDawson]

@csharpfritz I enjoy Buffalo Trace as well and have purchased it many times in PA near Pittsburgh, but it sure is hard to find. Is it not available out east?